Automobile radiator shield



June 7.1927.

7 H. L. cURRAN w'roubsxw RADIATOR SHIELD Filed 090.21, 1922 ated by theusua Patented June 7, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY LEIGH CURRAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR SHIELD.

Application filed December 21, 1922. Serial-No. 608,342.

.My invention relates to means for shielding the front of an automobileradiator in cold weather and for adjusting the degree of exposure of theradiator fins to the direct action of the 'air.

The invention will be understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing. in which- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a radiator member 1and a side plate 2, both being preferably formed of sheet metal. Theframe member 1 comprises a flat plate formed with a series of horizontalparallel spaced apertures 3; At its side margins frame member 1 is bentinwardly upon itself and thence angularly at b and thence in the planeof the main body of the frame, as at a. The angularly bent members 6 andc afford guiding means for the slide plate 2. The frame, with itsattached slide plate, is placed upon the outer surface of the radiatorand attaching bolts 5 are run between the fins of the radiator and tothe opposite face thereof, where they are held by nuts 6.

The slide plate ma be automatically operf thermostatic control known tothe art, but I prefer that the simple and eflective manual operatingmeans shown in the drawings be employed. This means consists of a spring7 attached to the radiator shell at one end and to the slide plate at 8,the spring normally holding the slide plate in such position that itsspaced apertures lie in register with the corresponding apertures of theframe; and at the top of the slide plate I attach a flexible cable 9which I pass through the radiator fins and extend to a point beyond thedashboardv I) through the instrumentality of a pull rod 10, the latterbeing provided with a handle.

The lateral face of the pull rod'is formed with'notches 10 adapted to beengaged by a friction pin 12, the pressure of a spring B upon the pincausing the latter to exert sufiicient frictional pressure against thenotches of the pull rod to hold'theslide plate in the position to whichit is adjusted and against the pull of spring 7 'Theinvention comprisesmeans for sealing 1 the shield against the passage of air between theslide plate and the frame when the slide is adjusted to closed position,which would otherwise occur between the up er and lower edges of thebars l lof the'shde plate and the bars 14; of the frame. To this end Iturn in or inwardly flange the top of each slide plate bar 14 and turnout or outwardly flange the top edge of each bar 14 of'the frame. l/Vhenthe'slide plate is in closed position the inturned upper flange f ofeach bar 14 lies immediately under and in contact with the lower edge ofa bar 14,. of the frame, and the outturned flange g of each bar 14 ofthe frame closely engages the lower inner face of-a bar 14 of the slideplate.

It will be understood that variations in the embodiment illustrated inthe drawings are considered as within the spirit of my invention, what Iclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent being as follows:

In a radiator shield, a frame comprisin a flat plate carrying on opposededges gui' ing means, said plate being formed with a series of parallelapertures, and a slide plate held in. position upon the frame by saidguiding means and formed with a series of apertures parallel with theapertures of the frame, means whereby the slide plate may be moved sothat its apertures will lie in register with thoseof the frame or inposition to close the apertures of the frame, a

contiguous to each of its said apertures, and a flange on the framecontiguous to and parallel with each of the apertures therein,

flange formed on the slide plate parallel and V the said flanges,co-acting to seal the said 1 apertures against the admission of airwhen the slide plate is in closed position.

HARRY LEIGH CURRAN.

